Change carrier



J. L: LEVINE CHANGE CARRIER Nov. 24, 1925- Filed Feb. '4, 1925 mvamoa YJLLev e ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

PATENT ore-res.

JOSEPH L. LEVINE, OF BROOKLYN,.NEW YORK.

CHANGE CARRIER.

Application filer]. February .4, 1925. Serial No. 6,737.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. LEVINE, a citizen of the United States,residin at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and tate of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Change Carriers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is to provide a change coin carrierconstructed to dimensions which permit it to be easily carried in apurse, pocketbook, or handbag. This change carrier is provided with aplurality of compartments in which coins of various dimensions may bestored. The coin carrier itself is provided with cars by which means thedevice is secured to the wall. of a pocketbook or the like in a positionwhere, upon opening of the pocketbook, said device is exposed to view sothat ready access may be had thereto.

The above'and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in thedrawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 isatop plan view of the coincarrier, showing coins of various dimensions retained in theirrespective positions. I 1 Figure 2:. is an end elevational view ofFigure 1. 1

F'gure 3is a side elevational view of Fig- .ure 1, showing a portion ofb le casing in sections to clearly illustrate the construction of thedevice.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the coin elevator shown in the reverseposition in which it is .used.

Figure 5 is a developed plan View of the change carrier housing.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the change carrier housing showing thesame formed into the outline in which it is used.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the coin carrier casing per se. a

Figure 8 is a perspective view of apocketbook, showing the coin carriermounted in place thereln.

Referring 1n detail to theadrawing, the numerallO indicates the bottomof the easing in which the entire device is contained. This casing hasan end wall 11 at oneend,

. and atthe opposite end, an additional end wall 12, which is of longerdimensions than 3 a the end wall 11, it being noted that the bottomiswider atone-end thanfat the other s) that the casing presents awedge-like appearthe bottom ot the casing.

ance. The end walls are joined by side walls 13 and 14 whichtogetherjiorm an endless rim around the bottom 10 of the casing.

Into this casing, the coin carrier housing is inserted. I y

The coin carrier housing comprises a flat elongated plate 15 which has alongitudinal side extension 16, the side extension being bent downwardlyon the a dotted line 17, forming a wall wnicn lies adjacent to andextends parallel to the wall 13 of the casing 10. At one end of thehousing plate 15,,an additional extension 18 is provided, which isalsobent downwardly on a line 19, and at the opposite end of the plate 15,still another extension 20 is formed which is also bent downwardly on aline 21. Thus the extensions 16, 1 8, and 20, form vertical walls on thesides of the housing which lie adjacent to and extend parallel to theend walls 11 and 12, and. the rear longitudinal wall 13 of the casing.The plate 15 is provided with elongated semi-circular cut out portions22, 23, 24c, and 25, which are separated from fromtheends of the legs,transverse cars 29, 30, and 81, extend. These ears areprovided with areturn bend on the lines indicated by each other by legs 26,27, and 28.The lower extrem ties of these legs are rounded, and

indicated in Figure 6,are bent downwardly to form separating wallsbetween each sem1- circular cut-out portion, as illustrated in Figure 6.From the outer corners of each of the ears 29, 80, and 31, extendingsmall lips are provided which are adapted to enter into and pass thruspaced-apart rectangular openings 34.- tormed at various positions inAfter these lips pass thru the rectangular openings 34 r of. the bottom10, they project somewhat fromthe opposite side 'Ofjlll'lfi bottom, and

these projecting ends are bent and turn down to lie. flush on the bottomsurfaceof the casing. The extensions 18 and 20 have oppositely extendingtongues 35 and 36 thereon which are adapted to be slipped into slots 37and 38'formed in the end walls 12 and 11, respectively,of the casing,the tongue passing thru the slot 37, and the opposite tongue 36 passingthru the slot 38. These tongues are provided with holes 39 thru whichclasp buttons or similar securing meansmay be inserted so thatthecoincarto form into separate walls, as indicated in Figure 6, the sameextend approximately half way across the width of the coin carrier andpartially separate the enclosed chamber into compartments d0. In thesecompartments, the coin elevators are slidably mounted. These coinelevators comprise rectangular platforms 41-1 1 whose sides are boundedby a narrow rimdQ. From the bottom side of the platform members, aconical spiral spring 43 extends downwardly and i the upper or largerend of the spring is per manently secured to the bottom of the plat form41 by turnedover-lips 44 which originally form part of the platform andare punched out of the same. It is to be noted that the coin carrierhousing walls 16, 18, and 20, are of greater height than the height ofthe enclosing rims 13, 14, 11, and 12, of the casing, so that in frontof each semicircular cut-out portion 22, Q3, 2 and 2-5,

J space extendsthru which the coins 46, 47,

i8. and 49 are inserted into position on the platform 41 beneath thehousing plate 15.

The most important feature of this change carrier isthat thehousing andthe casing consist of unitary pieces of metallic material which requireno additional means of securing one to the other. It isto be noted thatthe-housing telescopes into the casing and the tongues and 36 secure theends of the housing withinthe casing by slipping said tongues thru theslots 37 and38 formed inthe end walls 12 and 11, respectively,- of thecasing, and secure said housingat the ends. The intermediate positionsof the housing are secured within the casing by the finally formedseparating walls which are constructed-by'bending the ears 29,- 80, and31, in the method specified, that is, doubling these cars upon eachother so that theyextend parallel and then bending the doubled earsdownwardly so that the upper edges of the ears rest upon the bottom faceof the housing platelo and extend downwardly at right angles to theplane of the plat e15), this being shown in lfigure 6. After these carshave been formed into separating walls, the lips 33 which projectfromthe lower corners ofthe separating walls inserted into the rectangularopenings 34 of the bottom 10 of the "casing and are bent-over, asillustrated in rigure 3, thus securing-the housing in place in the casiuat intermediate positions and also fixing the separating walls in place.A platform 11, as illustrated in Figure 4, is slidably mounted withineach compartment separated by the walls composed of the cars 99, 30, and31, and is normally urged-into its uppermost position in the ehainl'iers40 the conical spiral springs Vvhen desiring: to fill any of thesecompartments with coins, which in this case are illustrated by thenumerals 46, 47, 48, and i9, and are respectively of ten, one, five, andtwenty-five .cent dimensions, the coin itself is inserted into the spaced5 between the upper edge of the Wall 1% and the bottom of the housingplate 15, and the elevator platform i1 isdepressed so that the coin canbe slid into place between the housing plate 15 and the elevatorplatform L1. The coin is retained in placein the compartment by thefrictional tendency of theplatforin i1 exerting an upward movement ofthe coin so that the latter lies snugly between the bottom face ofthe-housing plate 15 and coin elevator platform 41. Additional coins maybe loaded into the respective con'ipartments by repeatingthisperformance.

The pocketbook is preferably of the type as illustrated in Figure 8. Inthis type of pocketbook, a locking frame 51 is provided on the side ofwhich folding pouches 52-v and 53 are constructed. To the side wall ofthe pouch 53 facing the front of the pocketbook, the coin carrier ismounted' A cutout portion 5% is formed on the outer wall 55 of the pouch53into which theprojecting portion of the coin carrier fits. By mountingthe coin carrier in this 1nanner,athe same always is exposedto .viewwhen the closure 1 flap 56 of the pocketbook is opened-or rotatedto theposition shownin Figure 8, the normal position of theflap beinggenerallyclosed over the wall 55 of thepocketbook to lie adjacent to andbe lockedto said wall.

I claim 1. In combination with a pocketbook, purse,.or handbag, acarrier comprising a casing having walls on its sides and ends, a

housing adapted to slip into said casing,

walls on one side and. both ends integral Wltll the housing, the wallsof the housing lying adyacent the walls of the casing and within thelatter, platforms slidableinthe casing and housing forming coinelevators and conical spiral springs mounted beneath the platforn'is andadapt-ed to lift the latter, and walls rigid with the casing formed bybending the same at an angle to their normal plane for providingseparating elements separating walls integral with the arms of lit) thehousing plate for separating the coin carrier into compartments, andyieldable coin platforms movably mounted in said compartments.

3. In a pocketbook, purse, or handbag, a coin carrier comprising atapering casing having walls rising from its edges, the end Walls havingslots passing therethru near the intersection of the wall with thebottom, a. housing adapted to he slipped into said casing, said housingcomprising a plate hav ing semi-circu1ar cut-out portions separated byextensions forming arms, additional extensions on one long side and onthe ends of said housing plate, the extensions forming walls when turneddown, said housing walls being adapted to lie within the casing, saidarms se aratin the cut-out )ortions bein rounded at their extreme ends,the rounded ends of said arms having rectangular ears extendingtherefrom, the ears being integral with and joining the arms at aposition intermediate the length of the ears, and coin elevatorplatforms yieldably mounted in said housing.

4L. In a pocketbook, purse, or handbag, a

coin carrier comprising a tapering casing having walls rising from itsedges, the end walls having slots passing therethru near theintersection of the wall with the bottom, a housing adapted to beslipped into said casing, said housing comprising a plate havingsemicircula'r cutout portions separated by extensions forming arms,additional extensions on one long side and on the ends of said housingplate, the extensions forming walls when turned down, said housing wallsbeing adapted to lie within the casing, said arms separating the cut-outportions being rounded at their extreme ends, the rounded ends of saidarms having rectangular ears extending therefrom, the ears beingintegral with an joining the arms at a position intel-mediate the lengthof the ears, said ears being doubled across their width and bentdownwardly forming doubled separating walls to form the housing chamberinto compartments, and yieldable coin elevator platforms removablymounted in said compartments.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

JOSEPH L. LEVINE.

